Sunday, November 16, 2008

Out Side Reading FOUR

This week i read an article in People Magazine. The article was titled Trial Begins in Fatal Cyber-Bullying Case by Howard Breuer. I believe the message of this article is to always be nice to people. I also believe the lesson of not saying anything you would not say to a person face to them online. The things people say online can be as hurtful if not more hurtful than the things said in person. This article taught me that even the small compliments help and that I need to be nice to everyone regardless of how i feel about them. The article was about a girl who was getting taunted online via Myspace. Thirty minutes after a particular statement that said "the world would be better place without," the girl ended her life, she hung herself. Prior to the attack she had a history of depression and low self-esteem.